It's me again. As you may or may not know, I sold off 6 Jems on the bay last week, and I was going to sell the LNG but had an offer here that didn't pan out as fast as I needed it to. I will be posting this guitar on the bay again if it doesn't sell here, though I'm not giving a specific date as to when I will do that cause it's against the rules. I'm looking for a quick sale in the US. I'll entertain ideas about overseas shipping, but the US is preferable.
Here's the description again:
JEM777LNG 870156 1987 In NEW condition #366/777
http://gallery.mac.com/kbryant17#100105
Ok, this is my pride and joy here, and it’s the hardest one to sell, because I know in a few years this one will be worth a lot more. Like the 777SK it was difficult to capture the true color on this one. When the flash fired, it looked a little washed, when the flash didn’t fire, it looked a little yellow. I own a studio and should have brought some softboxes home, but didn’t. I assure you this is as
Loch Ness Green as Loch Ness Green can be ☺. This is really a beauty, in NEW CONDITION. There is only ONE thing that keeps this from being brand new untouched, and that’s the light circling on the pick guard where my pick has touched it from light play (couldn’t resist). You have to hold the guitar up to the right light to see it. I tried to capture it in photo 5418. I always wiped her down real good after play.
She is perfect. Check out the neck man, simply PERFECT!!! It has the handrest and all the case candy, including the warranty card which shows the purchase date at 12-18-1987. Take a look at the back plate, not a hint of oxidation or rust on any part of this guitar. Vai’s signature is a sweet one too, and he added a little art to it as well. You may be wondering, why doesn’t this have the cool Ibanez case with the pyramid? I asked the same question and got an answer from Rich. Here’s what he said:
“HUSA - All LNG's put in JEM1000C's with the numbered pyramid plaque.
Chesbro - Got tired of waiting for HUSA to send them their cases [as is always the case] and put their LNG's in generic gray lined cases [like yours]
World - Typically most were put in molded M150C's.
Japan - most were thrown in gig bags.
Anything that sat in a dealer could have easily been separated from it's original case and either sold without it or put in whatever the sales guy thought it was supposed to be in. Information in 1988 wasn't exactly flowing like it is today.”
I paid $3600 for her on 3bay, auction number 290100888784 which doesn’t show up anymore. A month later, one sold in the same new condition for $5200. It was a lower number and had the cooler case, but that gives you and idea of the value of this guitar. PRICE $3777
